A participant in numerous raids, including the Lawrence Massacre in 1863, he was ultimately killed at the Battle of Little Blue River in 1864.

At one time it was reported that he was at the family residence in this city, whereupon a half dozen young men, including myself, banded together to capture him.

Todd became one of the most savage and bloodthirsty of Quantrill's followers, and was killed on October 22, 1864, the day of the battle of the Big Blue.

Morgan T Maddox, one of Quantrill's men, gave me this information from which I wrote my account of the death of George Todd, printed in my 'Quantrill & the Border Wars,' pg 455.

He cited Todd as having no "vicious habits" but somehow warrants late night visits with armed militia to extract him and being relieved not to have met with him and later describes him as "savage" and "bloodthirsty."

In Petersen's book, Quantrill at Lawrence, he writes: "At the beginning of the war, the Todds were building bridges and structures around Kansas City.

George had already joined Col. William Roper's regiment in the Missouri State Guards and when he returned home he was thrown in jail.

An acquaintance remarked that he possessed a large amount of personal courage due to his early association in Price's army."

An acquaintance remarked that he possessed a large amount of personal courage due to his early association in Price's army.

During the First Battle of Independence on August 11, 1862, Todd served under Quantrill in a two-pronged attack on the city led by Col. John T. Hughes.

Todd was killed during the Battle of Little Blue River, on October 21, 1864, possibly by Lt. Col. George H. Hoyt of the Fifteenth Kansas, although an eyewitness believed that the fatal shot was probably fired by a nearby private.

Articulating with great difficulty and leaving now and then almost incoherent messages to favorite comrade or friend, he lingered for two hours insensible to pain, and died at last as a Roman.